How much revenue did GRIME make?

$1.1M–$3.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did GRIME sell?

Q: How many copies did GRIME sell?

165k to 269k copies, based on its 7k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 165k–269k; $1.1M–$3.1M after Steam's cut $2.1M–$4.7M before the cut; from 7k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

We left GRIME out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including GRIME's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.2M–6.8M

best case 24.9M (Hollow Knight)

The Metroidvania genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 2.2M–6.8M copies

≈ $21.9M–$78.0M after Steam's cut

from ~106k reviews

Best case

≈ 19.0M–30.9M copies

Hollow Knight · ≈ $78.3M–$210.7M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Metroidvania (6 of 8) and Souls-like (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Metroidvania + Souls-like, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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